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The Pickup Place / Re: Chopper - Cruiser - Cruiser in a Strat

« on: May 03, 2015, 02:03:31 PM »

I use the Chopper in the bridge of my strat with a pair of Fast Track 1's.  Sounds great and covers a lot of ground.

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Guitar Lounge / Re: Stratocaster tuning secret

« on: April 03, 2014, 10:18:51 AM »

It's worked for me and for some others, sorry it didn't work for you.  Been playing for 40 plus years, it worked for me.

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Guitar Lounge / Re: Stratocaster tuning secret

« on: March 04, 2014, 12:20:48 PM »

Sorry Ray, but I totally disagree.  On the strats that I have done this on, I have not experienced the issues that you refer to.  I've had friends that have unblocked their trems to try this and have had positive results.

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The mini bar (off topic & misc) / Re: Who are the SDUGF members on here?

« on: May 30, 2013, 11:04:00 PM »

I was a member did a number of contributions and then the attitude changed and I left and really havent been back.  I hope things are better over there.

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The Trading Post / Re: Awesome Traders!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

« on: April 12, 2013, 08:52:08 PM »

We need to keep this going.  I'm adding aizenx to our awesome traders list.

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The mini bar (off topic & misc) / Re: your first guitar idol?

« on: March 28, 2013, 09:48:20 AM »

Hendrix, Randy Rhoads, Eddie, Yngwie, Frank Zappa  way too many influences.

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Guitar Lounge / Re: Stratocaster tuning secret

« on: March 24, 2013, 10:16:51 PM »

I also have had success with "blocking" a floyd (in my wolfgang).  I had cut a piece of wood and glued it in between the body and the stock block on the peavy floyd.  I think as long as there is some sort of contact with the body of the guitar, it helps with tone quality.  My strat with a floyd also has an oversized brass block that is in contact with the body in the cavity still sounds better to me.

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The Pickup Place / Re: Biggest, Fattest, Thickest , Roundest , Darkest Neck Single?

« on: March 16, 2013, 07:42:17 AM »

just put a tone zone s in the neck and call it a day     

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The Pickup Place / Re: Neck & middle singles for metal/rock strat

« on: March 15, 2013, 07:59:22 AM »

chopper neck and either fast track one or cruiser in the middle for cleans.

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Everything you wanted to know about .... / Re: The Norton

« on: August 07, 2011, 03:22:25 PM »

Nice job oilpit! Nice tone

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The Pickup Place / Re: PETITION TO DIMARZIO: PLEASE BRING BACK THE VIRTUAL PAF SET!

« on: July 20, 2011, 10:37:33 PM »

Larry, are you listening?  Bring them back please..................................

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The Trading Post / Re: Awesome Traders!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

« on: March 03, 2011, 04:40:49 PM »

New addition is slugworth.  We live on opposite ends of the country, when we made the trade I had the Fast Track 1 in my hands in 2 days in the middle of a blizzard here in New York.  In a word, AWESOME!

Nate, You Rock!

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Guitar Lounge / Re: Stratocaster tuning secret

« on: January 18, 2011, 08:51:41 PM »

I could play either one, but my fav is the stock fender trem, hands down.

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Guitar Lounge / Re: Stratocaster tuning secret

« on: January 14, 2011, 12:06:03 PM »

It's not the Floyd's fault directly.  It's a side effect of having a big chunk of wood chopped out of the middle of a guitar that impacts tone, and it just means that less of the overall tone is going to come from the wood, and more from everything else.

Most of the Floyds I've seen sit on top and use the original space set up the a stock trem. on some strats.  The ones that float usually don't have a lot of wood taken out just enough to float the bridge, is that enough to effect tone, I don't know.  Either way, you  can compensate with a oversized brass block which is a 100% improvement in tone.  But if you don't have a floyd and use a stock fender trem, this trick does work when setup correctly.

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Everything you wanted to know about .... / Re: Review DiMarzio Injectors (Paul Gilbert Signature Singles)

« on: January 01, 2011, 11:26:05 PM »

Are you playing these with a floyd?  No thinning issues, common with singles and floyds?